Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
EQUILIBRITY
Etymology
Noun
equilibrity (usually uncountable, plural equilibrities)
The state of being balanced; equality of weight; equilibrium.
Source: Wiktionary
E`qui*lib"ri*ty, n. Etym: [L. aequilibritas equal distribution. See Equilibrium.]
Definition: The state of being balanced; equality of weight. [R.] J. Gregory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONFORMITY
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
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